Christmas is a wonderful time of the year to create some memorable traditions for your family. Dr. Dobson says: ‘The great value of traditions comes as they give a family a sense of identity, ‘belongingness’. All of us desperately need to feel that we’re not just a cluster of people living together in a house, but we’re … Read more
My family and friends say I have credentials, and young mothers at my church want to tap into my experience. They say they value my opinion because I’ve “earned my stripes.” I am a momma to many, and this year I began my 26th year of homeschooling. My oldest child is long married and the … Read more
Recently while away on a homeschool Mom’s retreat I was given a question. “Are you a Traditional Homeschooler or an Unschooler?” I thought about it for a moment and my answer was neither! When asked why that was my response I said, “because we do schoolwork from books but we take every opportunity to use … Read more
“Literary nonfiction” sounds like an oxymoron. How can nonfiction also be artistic, poetic, creative? However, such works as Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood and essays by Norman Mailer in the 60’s and 70’s gave rise to “New Journalism” – reporting events using such literary tools as point of view, narrative voice, scene structure, dialogue, and … Read more
Several years ago, I stumbled across an interesting statistic. We spend 95% of our lives anticipating the other 5%. The 5% makes up the “biggies” such as holidays, vacations and other celebrations. As homeschool moms, we often live in survival mode (or is just me?) The expectations we (and others) place on ourselves can be overwhelming. I can’t tell you … Read more